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Table 1 Protective effects of garlic and tomato against cadmium (Cd)-induced biochemical parameters in mice at 15 days

From: Protective and therapeutic effects of garlic and tomato on cadmium-induced neuropathology in mice

Groups

Autopsy days

Parameters

AChE (mmol/g wet tissue)

Glycogen (mg/g)

Cholesterol (mg/g)

Total proteins (mg/g)

Control

15

41.36 ± 6.63

44.31 ± 5.96

39.48 ± 8.54

14.06 ± 0.78

Cd

15

24.05 ± 2.97oa

33.90 ± 5.18ns

19.90 ± 1.84ns

8.82 ± 0.67*a

Cd + GE

15

56.47 ± 2.74nsb

35.96 ± 0.54nsb

35.68 ± 2.74*b

9.98 ± 0.20*b

Cd + TE

15

58.02 ± 5.76nsb

46.63 ± 2.50nsc

42.73 ± 3.18*c

11.23 ± 0.40ob

Cd + GE + TE

15

69.20 ± 5.20*c

47.02 ± 1.80oc

42.27 ± 2.56*c

15.82 ± 0.46*c

  1. a vs. control; b, c vs. Cd. The mean values having dissimilar superscripts differ at p < 0.05 in the Tukey’s Honestly significant difference
  2. AChE acetylcholinesterase, GE garlic extract, TE tomato extract
  3. *Significant variations at p < 0.0001
  4. Op < 0.01
  5. nsNon significant variations at p > 0.05